St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus opened in two stages this fall and includes the St. Luke's Bone & Joint Institute where Farooq Qureshi, MD, opened his practice, according to an MD News report.
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The work of Massachusetts spine surgeon James Macon, MD, and his use of Spine Surgical Innovation's Swivel Port MIS Retractor System was recently featured in an article published in the Boston Globe Magazine.
The National Patient Safety Foundation provides a free, downloadable flyer that outlines what patients can do while they're in a hospital or other organization to help prevent infections.
Johns Hopkins provides two free, downloadable posters used to remind healthcare workers about the importance of proper hand hygiene technique.
Electrocardiograph cables are a common source of pathogenic microorganisms in the operating room, according to research presented by French researchers at the 2011 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and reported in Anesthesiology News.
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Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, an Intermountain Healthcare facility in Provo, Utah, has fired two nurses following reports they allegedly taped a patient's mouth shut and laughed about the matter, according to a Washington Post report.
Several New Jersey hospitals have partnered with a group of certified harp therapists to help ease patient anxiety and aid the healing process, according to a My Central Jersey report.
Dean Dornic, MD, LASIK surgeon in Raleigh, N.C., and medical director of the Laser Eye Center of Carolina in Cary, will present at the World Ophthalmology Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in Feb. 2012, according to a release.
An increase in steroid injections to relieve back and neck pain is prompting a jump in severe complications associated with epidurals, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Gainesville Eye Associates ophthalmologists Jack Chapman Jr., MD, and Clayton Blehm, MD, were recently certified to perform the bladeless cataract surgery, and the first one was performed at the practice yesterday, according to an AccessNorthGA.com report.